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Baguette

A baguette is a long, crusty French bread typically used for sandwiches or served alongside meals.

Baguette — illustrative ingredient image

About Baguette

A baguette is a long, narrow loaf of wheat bread, commonly served with meals or used for sandwiches. Its elongated shape, slashed top, and high crust-to-crumb ratio distinguish it from broader loaves. It is especially suited to slicing, dipping, and spreading with butter, cheese, or other toppings.

A well-made baguette has a crisp, browned crust and an airy, chewy crumb. The flavour is primarily wheaty, with toasted notes from the crust and a mild, yeasty interior. Freshness matters: the crust softens over time and the crumb becomes drier and firmer, while toasting restores some crispness.

Baguettes are sold whole, sliced, or in shorter sections. They are eaten fresh, used for filled sandwiches, or served beside soups and stews. Day-old pieces can be toasted, made into croutons or breadcrumbs, or used in cooked preparations, all of which change the original crust and crumb.

Ingredient type
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Local names for baguette

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

French stick

English

baguette

English

BAGUETTE BREAD

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

DEMI-BAGUETTE

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Baguette nutrition & diet

Baguette nutritional value

Reference: Bread, white, French stick

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
263kcal
Protein
9.0g
Carbs
56.1g
Fat
1.9g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 11-978. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the actual baguette portion, including crust and crumb, and record whether it is plain, seeded, flavored, filled, or toasted. Slice size and staleness affect practical serving description. Butter, oil, cheese, meat, spreads, and sandwich fillings should be assessed as separate additions.

Compare the right form: Reference must match the baguette recipe, flour type, inclusions, crust and crumb, and plain, sliced, toasted, or filled form.

Diet considerations

Baguette is generally cereal-derived bread, but recipes may include dairy, egg, fats, sweeteners, seeds, or other ingredients. Filled or coated versions can add meat, fish, cheese, sauces, or cereal-containing products. The portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern changes with slice size and whether it accompanies a meal or forms a sandwich.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Bread, white, French stick ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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